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" I come from a family of teachers, and I believe ideas matter; the good ones deserve reverence, and the bad ones, defiance. "

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" Americans are grateful for the connection and convenience their phones provide, helping them search for a lower price, navigate a strange city, expand a customer base or track their health and finances, their family and friends. "

" The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5. "

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" The understanding of Syria's devastating civil war has been distorted by the immense danger and difficulty of covering it. "

" I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away from being bold in the statement that you're making. "

" Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. "

" Americans sometimes ask what the government does and where their tax money goes. Among other things, it pays for all kinds of invisible but essential safety nets and life belts and guardrails that are useless right up until the day they are priceless. "

" Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks when you're not looking. "

" As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton. "

" We will never know if any other president approached Nixon in paranoia, profanity or potential criminality, since only his conversations were captured, subpoenaed and ultimately released on the front pages of newspapers. "

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" Today's kids aren't taking up arms against their parents; they're too busy texting them. "

" All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends. "

" Across much of the developing world, by the time she is 12, a girl is tending house, cooking, cleaning. She eats what's left after the men and boys have eaten; she is less likely to be vaccinated, to see a doctor, to attend school. "

" The Catholic Church is one of the oldest, largest and richest institutions on earth, with a following 1.2 billion strong, and change does not come naturally. "

" Few Westerners know Iran as well as Robin Wright: her first trip there as a journalist was in 1973, and she has covered every important milestone since, from the Islamic revolution and the hostage crisis to the more recent staring contest with the West over Tehran's nuclear program. "

" Adolescence, that swampy zone between safety and power, is best patrolled by adults armed with sense and mercy, not guns and a badge. "

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" Charlie Rangel was writing laws on our taxes as chair of the Ways and Means Committee while somehow neglecting to pay his own. "

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